Wrist-lock for bag-handles or the like.



J. S. WALLENS TEIN. WRIST LOOK FOR BAG HANDLES ORIT HEL I KL;

APPLICATION FILED FEB, T, 191.6.-

1 ,1 92,022. PatentediJ 2551916.

M V I II VVEAITOR 122? J? v .TOJEPH 5. WALZENSTEIgI mvy Bei Q'Wn th tl, lJ PH' S- was srnrn, citizerr of the United States of America, gresidingaat 37'. Union Square West,

borough of lilanhattan in thecity, county,

i andiState .otiNewz York, haveinvented new and useful Improvements, in; WVrist-Locks for" -Bagsliandles,ior,the like, of which the followinglisaspecification, r

The invention relates in general to; ladies handbags,purses,chatelaine bags, and like q; lodoiorsuchijahandle which will prevent igure his a perspec articles, ,Avhich; ,haye comparatively long, strap ,-like,ha'1,1dles; by which the articles are suspended from the hand or the wrist when carried}: Specifically, lit relates; to a wristaccidental loss when the article is carried suspendedirom the Wrist; while shopping, skating, or motoring g g j 5 lTheI primary @objj ectn is A to provide a wrist-, lockywhich is capable of! effective, use and yet isaso J extremely simple {andcompact in construotioirthat it Will not be in thewaylwhen it @is desiredi toagrasp, the handle by the hand when carrying the handbag orthe like;

5 A,further objeotlis to; provide meansifor keeping the wrist-lockdevicecentered upon the ihandleatzall times, so that it will beaccessible to n the; A hand carrying, the,v bag ,or othe marticle, z'ineordelithat' the said device maywb'e nianipulateidtorender it operative or: iinoperative byj this same ,hand 1 without necessitating the :use iof thegother hand, which maybe engaged: at; atime when, it'is desired .toiadjust tlIQLlWIlSb-TOOk w l, H'WTO these ends the invention consists in the combination and arrangement of parts described more frilly[hereinafter in the specification and illustrated in the accompanying drawing,inrw i hi a: an; a

' ive, View of, a, ladys "handbfag in use, showing the wrist-lock in operative position; Fig.2 is a side elevation of asportion of ,a; bag handle, showing the iwristlock in imperative position and Fig. 3 is a perspective view of ai portion of a bag I handle/showing a1 imodifiedgformiot wrist,-

loelnmemher; applied theret a Referring to the drawing by numerals, 5

designates thestrap handle of ahandbag 6.

it; i th s orma iloor lh n aup n w i h the inventionlisgbest adapted: for use, al-

Specification of Letters-Patent.

wrtisrmooii r03 BAGLHANDLES on THE LIKE;

P tents tinn 25, 1916 f emanatio filed February 7; 1916. Serial no. 76,567.

though it is obviousithat the handle may in the form of a ribbon, cord, or any other comparatively long ,and flexible member.

H, or New YORK, n. Y.

The particularfoi'm and dimensions ofthe i handlein any case will determinetheiorm and siaeof the wrist-lock to be used, in connection therewith. This wrist-lock is desig, nated by the numeral 7and, since the handle in thisinstan'ce is a strap, it is in the form of an elongated piece of strap of suflicient thickness to afford the desiredrigidity. At the endsof this member 7., loops or eyes, ,8 are provided for engagementwith the bag handle, which isthreaded therethrough. In the present instance, the eyes 8 are invthe form of hinged metal members, but it is to be understood that any equivalent construction, such as that shown in Fig. 3 of the drawing in particular, may be employed.

The wrist-lockmember shown in; Fig. 3,-is in the form of an elongated strip of material similar to that of which the handle is conjstructed and is simply provided at, each end with a slot 9 for the reception ofthe handle,

instead of providing, separate eye-forming members. In any case, the bag handlelfi is provided medially with a thickened stop portionlO, which is substantially equal in length to the wrist-lock member, so that, a

when the latter is in its inoperative position shown particularly in Fig. 2, the eyes at the ends of the lock member will fit against the ends of the stop portion 10. These ends of the stopportion afford abutments which will t not pass through thesaid eyes but will prevent the wrist-lock from slipping past the center of the handle toward either end, wherein it would be in an awkward position and not capable of being grasped readily by the same hand of the wearer that is carrying, the bag. The stop portion110 is provided by reinforcing the handle interiorly. If soft, material is usedin this reinforce:

ment, the thickened portion 10 will serve as a :pad when the handle is supported by the wrist, thereby making it icomfortable ,to carry the bag in this position.

' \ssuming that the wrist-lock is in its'inoperative position and the handle is grasped in the hand while carrying the bag, if itis desired to shift the handle onto the wrist so asto carry the bag in this manner and the ends of the handle are secured to the bag at points spaced farther apart than the length of the wrist-lock member, then the latter will have a natural tendency to ride up upon the handle so as to be situated close to the wrist and in a position where it will elfectii ely prevent the bag handle from slipping over the hand. It is thus practically impossible for the bag to become accidentally lost when carried in this manner, as often happens when no such device'is used. It is obvious that the eyes of the wrist-lock member may be constructed of such size that they will frictionally grip the bag handle and thus secure the lock member effectively in any position to which'it may be adjusted, irrespective of the spacing of the ends of the handle.

It is to be understood that the dimensions and specific form of the wrist-lock member andthe reinforced, stop portion of the handle may be varied in practice without departing from theprinciple of the invention. For instance, the lock member may be in the form of a piece of cord'having loops at its ends, when the handle is constructed of cord, ribbon, orthelike. Also, the handle may be knotted or otherwise enlarged slightly to provide the stop portion. Various other mechanical eXpedients are obvious and should not require illustration. 1

In order that the parts of the'wrist-lock device may be manufactured and sold as separate articles capable of being applied to a bag handle by the user,the stop portion ofthe handle may be provided by securing a plate such as that'inclicated by the numeral 11 in Fig. 3 of the drawing to the handle by means of rivets 12 or other suitable securing means. These plates will be constructed in form and length to correspond to the specific wrist-lock members with which they are to be used and may be made from metal, ivory, celluloid, leather, or any other suitable material. Such a plate is adapted to have a monogram or the like (not shown) engraved or otherwise delineated thereon to add to the attractiveness and utility of the device.

An equivalent stop device for a' bag handle which will present abutments for engagement with the eyes of a lock member constructed in accordance with the inventio s illustrated in Fig. 4:. In this inbands. present abutments which will limit the movement of a'lock member which may be engaged with the, handle and are extremely slmple in construction and capable of belng readily applied to the handle by an unskilled person.

It is'manifest that a plate such asthat indicated by the numeral 11 in Fig. 3, or bands such as those indicated by 13 in Fig. 4E, and wrist-lock members constructed'in accordance with any of the modifications which fall within the scope of the invention, may be manufactured separately in practice and sold as separate articles for attachment tea bag handle or the like.

Having thus described the invention, what it is desired to claim and to secure Letters-Patent in the United States is:

1. In combination with a looped handle for handbags andlike articles, a wrist-lock comprising an elongated member having terminal eyes slidably embracing the handle, anda stop device provided on the inter- I mediate portion of the handle to keep the locking member centered thereon.

9 2. Incomb'nation with a looped handle for handbags and like articles, a wrist-lock comprising an elongated member having terminal eyes slidably embracing the handle, and .a stop device provided on the intermediate portion of the handle, and presenting abutments spaced apart a distance sub stantially equal to the length of the locklng member for limiting contact with the eye portions of the latter. 7 w

3. In combination with a looped handle for handbags and like articles, a wrist-lock comprising an elongated memberhaving terminal eyes slidably embracing the handle, and'a' stop device provided on the intermediate portion of the handle by thickening and reinforcing the same to present abutments for engagement with the respective T eye portions of the locking member when the latter is in inoperative position resting against the said thickened portion of the handle. 7

4. In combination with a looped handle for handbags and like articles, awrist-lock comprising an elongated member having lunged eyes at its ends slidably embracing the handle, and a stop device provided on the intermediate portion of the handle and presenting abutments spaced apart a distance substantially equal'to the length of the locking member for limiting contact with the eye portions of the latter.

5. A wrist-lock adapted for attachment to a looped handle for handbags and the like articles comprising an elongated member In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

JOSEPH S. WALLENSTEIN.

Witnesses:

DUDLEY B. HOWARD, JOHN C- SANDERS.

having terminal eyes through which the handle may be threaded, and a stop device adapted to'be secured to the intermediate portion of the handle and to present abutments for contact with the eyes of the lock member associated therewith to limit the movement of the latter upon the handle.

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